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    acceptable voltage drop

    thanks...forgot all about the ground. It's a short run but looks like #12 wire also. I'll upgrade that to #4
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    acceptable voltage drop

    sorry...I did not realize that half of you are idiots and the other half don't post...sorry
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    acceptable voltage drop

    older car...wanted to keep the stock am radio, so i installed a remote repeater with the cell in the dial of the old radio. Now I point my kenwood remote at the dial of the old am radio and it controls my head unit and changer in the trunk. went out and got some #4 power wire, it ain't cheap...
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    acceptable voltage drop

    oh by the way, all volt readings taken with eng off and radio off.
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    acceptable voltage drop

    don't know where the 2nd battery came from??? only one battery. One 750w exelon amp in trunk running a pair of 6" tubes. Looks like # 12 wire from amp goes to a fuse panel under dash hooked up to amp guage. The red and yellow to the head unit look like #16 wire running to the main fuse panel...
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    acceptable voltage drop

    I have my head unit, amp, and changer all mounted in my trunk. 750w amp, 200w head and changer. what is acceptable voltage drop. I am getting 12.28 at batt and 11.1 at trunk. engine off. Looks like number 12 wire to amp and 2 14's to the head unit. This seems small for such a long run (over 140 ").
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    57 pontiac power problems

    I recently upgraded the sound system in my 57 pontiac. I had a small jvc in my glovebox and had no problems, that is gone. Here is what i did... I installed a remote repeater in the dial of the original am radio. A remote , controls my kenwood 608 head unit ( I think it is 45 w per channel)in...
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